Day 3 : Full On

Full On is an adventure team building group based out of New Zealand that runs programs for People to People. After breakfast, we rode up about 2 hours west of Sydney into the Blue Mountains. 

Along the way, we got a peak at the countryside of Australia. We searched for kangaroos (& wasaroos = roadkill) along the way but had no luck. 

We got to the Full On site and they had the kids immediately working on the power of positive thought. The leaders there were amazing and really got the kids realizing how important it is to change the way you view a challenge in order to be successful at it. 

All of this motivational talk was leading up to the first major activity of the day.....board breaking. We learned two ways to break a board and then everyone took a turn. The kids cheered on one another and helped them overcome their fear of failure as they went up to the front. 

Following board breaking, we grabbed a bag lunch and loaded back on the bus and up to the mountain repel. We put on our gear and took a hike into the caves. One group went up to the top of the cliff while I waited with another group in the caves for lunch and eventually our turn. 

I don't think words can express how beautiful it was at the top of the cliff. The kids went down about four at a time. There were a lot of nerves, tears and pep talks to help them get ready. Sam & I waited to go last, which was helpful as we helped the other kids face their fears. The top of the cliff was quite small, once harnessed in, you had to slowly start to walk backwards and let a little rope go at each step. Your feet touched for maybe 20ft and eventually, you were just free hanging in the middle of thin air slowly going down to the bottom. 

After the whole crew was done, we loaded up the bus and went back to the Full On site to debrief and have dinner.